PUBLIC PROCEDURE PRO-PR-122 Issued: 2018-2-20, Revision: 4

The purpose of this procedure is to define the fees, effective January 1, 2016, for ANSI accreditation in the Product Certification (PRO) accreditation program. The fee schedule for the accreditation programs covered by this procedure are contained in the annexes to this procedure. For services not contained in this procedure please contact ANSI for a quotation.

2

Definitions

2.1

CB: Certification Body.

2.2

VVB: Validation/Verification Body

3

Responsibilities

3.1

Changes to the fees are suggested by the accreditation program management staff, and must be approved by the ANSI Vice President, Accreditation Services.

4

Application Fee

4.1

A nonrefundable application fee is due with the submission of the application for ANSI accreditation.

5

Assessment Fee

5.1

The assessment fee has two parts: 1) a daily rate, and 2) expenses.

5.2

The daily rate is applied per day per assessor to the assessor day(s), onsite and offsite, necessary to complete the assessment, including but not limited to review of the initial application and any additional materials, review of annual surveillance self-reports (if required), document review, preparation of assessment reports, assessor travel time, and corrective action review (analysis of responses to citations). The daily rate is based upon an eight-hour work day.

Expenses (travel, hotel, food, etc.) are invoiced based on the costs incurred.

5.5

ANSI may require that estimated assessment fees be paid before undertaking any assessment activity. The difference between the estimated fees and the actual cost will be billed or refunded as appropriate.

6

Annual Fee

6.1

For all but the Conference for Food Protection (CFP) accreditation program, the annual fee shall be based upon the gross revenue of the accredited CB or VVB stemming from ANSI-accredited program(s), including all fees charged by the CB or VVB to its participants in such programs. The objective is to fairly apportion the general expenses of the ANSI accreditation program (including engagements with scheme owners) over all accredited CBs or VVBs in that program based on the relative value of ANSI accreditation to each one. Gross revenues of the accredited program are used as a measure of the relative value of ANSI accreditation to the CB or VVB. The measure of value applied to the CFP program is based upon the number of active certificants instead of revenue.

6.2

The annual fee shall be based on the relevant revenue (per clause 6.1 above) from the previous calendar year.

6.3

Upon loss of ANSI accreditation for any reason (e.g., withdrawal), a CB or VVB is also responsible for the annual fee based upon its gross revenue from ANSI-accredited program(s) from January 1 of that year until the date accreditation was lost.

6.4

Failure to respond to ANSI's request for a report on the gross revenue of the accredited programs for the previous calendar year may result in the assessment of an annual fee equal to the most recent annual fee plus 2%.

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Appeal Fee

7.1

The appeal fee is $1,000, due with submission of the appeal. Subsequent fees associated with staff attendance at the appeals hearing are charged at the applicable assessment daily rate per staff member per day, plus expenses.

7.2

If the ruling is in favor of the appellant, all appeals fees shall be refunded to the appellant.

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Scope Extension Fee

8.1

A nonrefundable scope extension fee is due with the submission of the scope extension request.

9

Other Fees

9.1

Translation costs: ANSI may charge the cost of translation or interpretation services necessary when documentation is not provided in English, or CB personnel participating in assessments do not speak English.

9.2

Cancellation fees: In the event a CB or VVB cancels or reschedules a confirmed assessment, ANSI may charge the CB or VVB all associated non-refundable travel expenses and all assessor time spent prior to the cancellation.

9.3

Revised Certificates: CBs and VVBs will be charged $100 per request for revised certificates of accreditation in these circumstances: requests for additional or replacement certificates; changes in legal entity status.

9.4

Idle Time: ANSI may charge a CB or VVB an agreed-upon Idle Time fee in the event a CB or VVB defines an assessment schedule that includes non-working workdays, such as may occur when one or several assessments are to be conducted during a single trip that includes one or more weekends.

9.5

Weekend/Holiday Activity Fee: ANSI may charge a CB or VVB an agreed-upon Weekend/Holiday Fee when assessment activities are scheduled on a weekend or U.S. observed holiday.

9.6

Evening Rate: ANSI may charge a CB or VVB an agreed-upon rate (above the applicable Daily Rate) for remote assessments of locations outside the U.S. that require an assessor to perform the assessment outside of a regular 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. workday in the time zone of the CB's or VVB's headquarters location.

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Payment Terms

10.1

ANSI invoices are to be paid in full by the due date on the invoice (30 days from invoice date). All fees are payable in U.S. dollars only. If ANSI does not receive payment within 60 calendar days of the invoice date (payment is 30 days late), a monthly 1.5% interest charge will be assessed on the outstanding amount due, backdating to the initial invoice due date. This 1.5% monthly interest will continue to accrue until the invoice is paid in full. Late payments may result in further action per the ANSI policies and procedures.

10.2

All sums payable under the ANSI Accreditation fee schedule are exclusive of Value Added Tax (VAT) and any other duties or taxes. Any VAT or other duties or taxes payable with respect to such sums shall be payable in addition to such sums.

10.3

The CB or VVB is responsible for paying the fees associated with collecting any unpaid invoices through a collection agency.

A

Annex A: Product Certification Accreditation Program Fee Schedule

A.1

Application Fee (nonrefundable): $5,000

A.1.1

Application Fee for accredited CBs seeking to add new industry certification schemes (i.e., ENERGY STAR, SQF, etc.) or new certification schemes that include products that are outside of the technical areas for which the CB has been evaluated and accredited by ANSI: $3,000 (nonrefundable).

A.2

Daily Rate: $1,250

A.2.1

Idle Time Rate: $200 per assessor per idle day

A.2.2

Holiday/Weekend Rate: Daily Rate + $250

A.2.3

Evening Rate: $1,400

A.3

Annual Fee: based upon revenue in the preceding calendar year attributable to the accredited program

FROM

TO

FEE

0

$500,000

$3000

$500,001

$12,500,000

0.6% of revenue

Over $12,500,000

$75,000

A.4

Scope Extension Fee (nonrefundable): $1,500

B

Annex B: Eco-labeling Accreditation Program Fee Schedule

The fee schedule in Annex A applies to the Eco-labeling Accreditation Program with the following exceptions or additions.